Author: Lily Aho
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humility.
Humility is one of the most difficult character traits to personally succeed in for me. Being a stubborn person, I like to think I can handle things on my own and that I can fix whatever problems come my way. However, the day November 6, 2016 completely changed my life. I sat down in a…
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love.
Love is the basis of all human life. It is the reason we are here, the power that keeps us going, and the cause of our connection to people and God. Love is the most selfless emotion of deep affection that can change lives and strengthen relationships between ourselves and others. Most importantly, it is…
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mexico.
Mexico is my favorite. I got to see the island of Cozumel off the coast of Mexico as well as the Yucatan peninsula and more specifically, the ancient Mayan city of Tulum which was SO cool. We saw countless iguanas and these little raccoon things and hiked up to the ruins of the brilliant Mayan…
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cayman islands.
The Cayman Islands are super beautiful too. We spent the day swimming in the Caribbean and chilling on the seven-mile beach which was the most gorgeous beach I’ve been to. The water was so blue and the sand was so pure and white, it was so hard to leave. The towns were clean which I…
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jamaica.
Jamaica is so cool. Like for reals. I have a lot of highlights but here are my favorites. In Jamaica, we saw so many black people who were the kindest people I have ever met and they were so willing to help with everything and also tried to sell us weed brownies once but that’s…
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live in the moment.
One of the most valuable lessons I have learned in the past year is to live in the moment. I have had so many amazing opportunities and experiences that have absolutely changed my life for the better, but sometimes it has taken until it was over for me to realize how much I actually appreciated…
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what I love.
So I really love the Earth and everything on it. More specifically I love nature, snow (sometimes), my fam bam, all of my pals, the piano, hot bubble baths, baby lotion, the color white, fuzzy socks, fuzzy blankets, sweaters, comfy sweats, fruity dyno bytes, Mexican food, music, words, muscles, brains, knowledge, clothes, veggie straws, chocolate…
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people change people.
People are good. There are so many things I love about so many people and I couldn’t live without their goodness. I strongly believe that there is no such thing as a self-made person. There is no way anyone could be a someone without somebody else. I have been influenced by so many people in…
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hope.
Hope is defined as a feeling and desire through trust for certain things to happen. I believe that especially recently, the LDS church is striving for a new sense of hope for the future through many different aspects of living. We have heard the phrase “Hope of Israel” several times in the past year as…
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born to be different.
People are misunderstood. Judgement and accusations are too easily made by poor and ignorant individuals lacking the ability to form proper and accurate opinions about people. People are abused, taken advantage of, and shut down simply because they do not have the courage to stand up for who they are. They do not understand their…